Guest guest Posted May 29, 2003 Report Share Posted May 29, 2003 Hi All, This was reported on a Seattle news station yesterday. I don't think we should all start taking Celebrex but we might be in the future! Popular Drug Could Stop Thyroid Cancer POSTED: 5:56 p.m. PDT May 28, 2003 <A HREF= " mailto:mflowers@... " >Micki Flowers</A> KIRO 7 Eyewitness News Health Reporter A pill patients take twice a day could stop Thyroid cancer -- and it's a medication already on the market. It's a popular drug that relieves arthritis pain for millions of people. Now scientists are hopeful Celebrex will target and kill thyroid cancer cells. If it works, it will become a new treatment for patients who are out of options. Debbie Phelps has battled thyroid cancer for ten years. Radiation treatments, chemotherapy -- even a cutting edge vaccine haven't held her disease in check. Now, she's participating in a clinical trial, taking the arthritis drug Celebrex. Researchers hope this low-tech approach will give her the ammunition she desperately needs to fight the cancer. " It's not only simple because they can take the drug at home at their own convenience, but also it's safe, " said Dr. Manisha Sha, an oncologist. Researchers are trying Celebrex because it works by blocking a certain enzyme. Coincidentally, cancer cells need the enzyme in order to survive. They hope the drug will eventually starve the cancer cells. MORE ON THIS STORY <A HREF= " http://www.jamesline.com/ " >jamesline.com</A> <A HREF= " http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancerinfo/wyntk/thyroid#4 " >National Cancer Institute On Thyroid Cancer</A> Has anyone heard about this? Diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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